If you wish follow the Counting of the Omer, there are two resources available for you. The first was written by Max Amichai Heppner – or you may choose the more conservative version written by Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
Thursday, May 6, 2021 – 24 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 39
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
The Israelites march by clan, each according to his ancestral house.
As you move forward, you open to more profound ways of serving goodness and ascending nearer to the Infinite Source. (Success, p. 213)
Friday, May 7, 2021 – 25 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 40
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
As you journey the roads of your life, do not lose yourself in the oblivion of fragmented pathways and alternate routes of being. If you choose to stop and pick the scattered refuse thrown from every which way, it will be difficult to maintain focus on the larger purpose and destination of this highway. Do not forget the original intention with which you journeyed a particular road. (Success, p. 211)
Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 26 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 41
Behar: Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2
Bechukotai: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
The Lord defines further the duties of the priests, and commands a census of all the Levites who serve.
The essence of sacred service dwells in the mind. When a person’s thoughts are connected to Divine wisdom and nobility, even the simplest actions become holy. – Baal Shem Tov (Glory, p. 249)
Sunday, May 9, 2021 – 27 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 42
Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
When you acknowledge your special place in God’s love, and in God’s world, you gain greater confidence in yourself. (Creativity, p. 266)
Monday, May 10, 2021 – 28 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 43 – Yom Yerushalayim
Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
This day is Yom Yerushalayim, which memorializes the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, reinstalling Jewish control of the Western Wall and the site of the Holy Temple. This is a day to envision unity and wholeness for all peoples, everywhere.
Focus your awareness today on being at one with all there is. Witness the miracles that occur when you are no longer separate from anything, anyone, anywhere, at any time. (Nobility, p. 319)
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 – 29 Iyar 5781 – Omer day 44
Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
The Israelites are instructed regarding persons afflicted with skin eruptions and other impurities.
Upon rising in the morning, bless God for having created you with a soul that is pure. In saying to yourself, “My soul is pure,” you reach that place within yourself that acts with integrity, compassion, and openness. Imagine that God is embracing the purity of your soul with unconditional love. (Intention, p. 42)
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – 1 Sivan 5781 – Omer day 45
Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
The Lord gives instructions to maintain and restore holiness, here regarding adultery and the ordeals of jealousy.
From the moment you entered this world, you were given a light to carry, which increased or diminished according to your thoughts, words, and actions. In acknowledging your wrongs and mistakes, you arrive at unconditional acceptance of yourself and your changeability. (Compassion, p. 141)
